Hanger for sliding doors



P 16, 1952 A. NORDAHL 2,610,367

HANGER FOR SLIDING DOORS Filed Feb. 10, 1945 3maentor:

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a for j laterally sliding Patented Sept. 16, 1952 HA GERFOR SLIDINGDOORSi Andrew Nordahl, vvan Nuys, can.

' 'lhisinvention relates to hanger construction doors used to closedoorways giving access to dwellingsor rooms, such'as in walls dividingone room from another, or for closets and other purposes, and has forits general object to provide an improved construction of this type inwhich" the door issuspended by runhers carried byfbrackets affixedto thetop of the 'doonowhi-ch runners. cooperatewith a track car- :ried'byaframe built into the wall and extending into a recess or recesses at theside or sides of :the door opening. j

One object of the invention is to provide an :improved form of trackwhich may be mounted in ;a relatively narrow longitudinal grooveextending :along the under surface of the top member of the door frame,the track being substantially hidden from view so that in the openposition of the door, the track merely shows in the door frameasabeading projecting below the bottom edge bf the top of'the doorframe. p I

A further objectof the invention is to provide an improved constructionof supporting bracket whereby the bracket may be securedtoboth the frontorback or bothfront and back faces of the door and to a vertical edgethereof.

A further object of .the invention isto pro vide a bracket'arm adaptedto be either screwed directly tofthe edge of the door or to be used incombination with a securing plate member enabling the-bracket to besupported on both a vertition of the arrows.

cal edge of the door and by the front or back i or both front and backfaces of .the door. a 'A further object of the invention is to provideadoor'frame construction in which the top member of the frame'isprovidedwith a relatively narrow groove to receive a supportingtrack, the widthof the groove being only sufiicient to provide for reception of thetrackand clearance for a bracket arm carrying the roller, one or moreportions of the groove being widened to provide for insertion of thebracket and runner in assembled relation so that the runner may engagethe track.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sliding doorconstruction in which the door supporting means are substantiallycompletely hidden giving a particularly neat and clean appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sliding doorconstruction of simple but sturdy construction and in which looseness orplay is reduced to a minimum.

Further features of the invention will hereinafter appear and bespecially pointed out in the appended claims.

A specific embodiment of the invention is here- Application February 10,1 94 5, serial No. 577,195 1 3 Claims. (01. 20-19) inafter describedwith reference tothe a'ccom panying drawings but this specificembodiment is to be understood to be for purposes of illustration onlyand the scope of the invention is not-limited thereby but only asdefined in the accompanying claims. I 3

In thedrawings, v v I Fig. 1 is a broken front edge view in elevation ofthe sliding door, the framing and track being shown in cross section. I11 Fig. 2 is a broken front elevation of the upper part of the doortaken'on the line 22 lookingin the direction of the arrows portionsbeingshown in cross section together with'portions'of the'topofthedoorframe. Fig. 3 is a broken rear edge'viewin'elevation of theupper part of the, door, the top framing being shown in cross section. i

Fig. 4 is a detail view in cross section takenon the line 4-4! of Fig. 3and looking in the direc- In the drawings the hanger construction of myinvention is shown as applied to a slidingdoor I provided at each uppercorner with abracket arm 2 supporting at its upper end a'roller 3ha'vinga' curved edge adapted toirun ina' curved track 4 provided by the'trackmemberS; The track'memberi is generally. ofC formwith its open sidefacing a side wall of theislot'or groove it! formed in the underside.orz' lower-face of aheaderfi and is provided with apertures 6i spacedfrom the. track 'portion 4," which ;apertures'.fi. are arranged in aposition so that they canb'ej reached by atool held close to the. edge Iofthe track..-

The. fastening means shownare screws 8;driven obliquely into the topframe memberrorxheader -9. The ,top frame member is provided..,on'i itslower face with a longitudinally extending slot H)- of such a width anddepth that the upper end of the bracket 2 carrying the roller 3substantially fills the width and depth of the slot when the roller 3 isengaged in the track 4 that is mounted in the slot or groove Ill alongone side wall thereof.

To enable the bracket and roller to be positioned in the track anaperture l l is provided at one or both ends of the slot at the uppercorners of the terial of: the door.-

is formed to receive the stud l5, on which the roller [3 is mounted.Between the upstanding portion and the plate like portions of thebracket-, the material of the bracket is cut away i in a curve, whichpreferably approximates thecurve of the portion 4 of the track inorder-toyafiord: a close fit between the bottom of the track, and theplate like portion of the bracket. Preferably the door is provided alongits upper edge with a groove also conforming to thejoutsideconfiguration of that a k 4 sq hatthee l qr nbea v n ag less.

ithglel hi easy! i alone; ts u p r; edg w th the itraeisan ilowen cs qte top member 1 P erab the W?! e a he. 99! ded .bn-en aeementio a s ot 6er ed' her in th an upstanding key or rib I1, arranged longitudi nallyat the bottom of the recess or recessesin the :wall intorwh ch hedoor isarr ed o. s id I:D eie. oai? enee t e bra ket ecu in me ns at the backof the door in a somewhat different mannerlthan that, used to secure thebracket at the. front e e f th fl oor shown in F sandA-l 'Thesecurin m as. at the ba k o t scioor-lcom r se a; late ur d n o Qrm and the fiatportions lie against the front; and back of h tdoor, while; the bottomof-the. .U; clamps the bracket against the edge of the door, the poretions of the plate overlyingttheslots, I} are struck throughthewapertures, andengage with the ma- Securing. means, suchas screws aredriven through apertureninthelfiat portionsof theplateinto. the door.

1 "III-(claim:

1. -An over-headsupport forisliding doors com:- prisingwcal headersoverlying an opening and have :i'nga groove formedonitslower face 3 aceshaped track member mountedinw said-groove with its open; side facinga side \wallofisaid groove. and

'with itslower portion extending .below theunder- -sidelofxsaid.headerto formlabeading; aslidable door, fitted within said opening and'havingagrooveconwits upperiedgettoreceive said project- 'mgeportion. of saidtrack member; and brackets onitherupperiportion. of. said door extendinginto thelgroove-inisaid header, each bracket having at its 'uppere'nd aroller to ride in said track.

2;. An overhead support for sliding doors comextending into the groovein said header, each 4 prising a header overlying an opening and havinga groove formed on its lower face; a C-shaped track member mounted insaid groove with its open side facing a side wall of said groove; saidmember having its lower portion extending below the underside of saidheader to form a beading; a slidable door fitted within said opening andhaving a groove on its upper edge to receive said projecting portion ofsaid track member; and brackets on the uppenportionof said door brackethaving at its upper end a roller to ride a in said track, the bracketand track substantially filling-the width and depth of said groove insaid door, and said groove in said header being provided; with. anenlarged portion whereby said rollerrnay be engaged and disengaged fromsaid track when moved into said enlarged portion.

3. Ana overhead support for sliding doors comprising a header overlyingan opening and having; a longitudinally extending groove formed. in tsioenfa e;aw aped tracki i'embervm te in said groove with itsfopen side.facing. a side wa l. orsaidle' o e-and i h i s er manner- .tending belowtheunderside. of said header to fo m a ng; fa tenin m ans u in id track}in sa roo e and xtend n qhli' iiel t o g aidi ra kvmsiliber nto s idheader afte aid track is pos tion d n a dfle e; -fil abie door fit w h ad enin and havi a longi u in lly t d hs rIQQ i ts'lu i e to receive saidprojecting portion o f .lsa i;d. track m mber; a d br cketson; he, upperpo ion-[ aid oorexte d ng i itothe gro vtini a d h ad r, ea hraeketha glt tsi bp r en ra ml iE O ride. in said I sa a said bracket 'beir g cutaway at its upper, end to approximataand receive the owe cur d port onof's'a'id -v h n vr ckmeni b ryt br tand raekg ubstan iall E li is thewidth anddpth of. samgmove in theflower" face of the header; and'saidgroov insaidTheader-be inep ovided with n" nlarged o tio wh re yaidrq er-m yr e n a ed and sen a ed r m Sinclair-cit: iii-11in rminat d:enlarged. per.

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